Other platforms allow users to be blocked and reported and potentially banned from using the platform for hate/harassment/etc. This isn’t the case on nostr of course because that completely goes against the whole foundation of nostr.
There’s too many issues to list, but you can research it if it’s helpful. To me, it feels like a microcosm of being a woman in the world. For example, I posted a picture of myself but then received hate for it because I’ve brought up mistreatment by other nostr men (aka if I post a picture like that then I deserve mistreatment). We’re held to the same BS societal guidelines here as we are in the real world. And when women bring up the issues here (in a kind way), we’re still unheard, harassed, and not considered. We just want our experiences to be considered, not dismissed. I hope that helps.
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Which client are you using?
I’m using Damus and Primal.
I’m constantly blocking users.
I can also report a user.
Once you block a person you won’t see the content, comments of this person anymore.
So what it comes down too is that you want people to be banned? Is that it?


Block lists can be shared and imported, are any of the women of nostr working on a collective "men who harass" blocklist that new women can use to bootstrap cleaning up their feed?
Other than that, as a man I just don't see the harrasment since I don't follow the harrassers and they aren't after me. That doesn't mean I want them around or encouraged. Is there some way you can think of that I can help that doesn't violate the core personal freedom tenet of nostr? Let me know and I'll try.
I will talk to the CEO and we will get this fixed right away!
You can mute/block and report on Nostr. It's up for clients to do whatever they want with those reports. For example, on Amethyst, if enough of your follows report someone and block someone, you will automatically block them too. It's part of your Web of Trust.
And this is I feel what needs to be explored and expanded upon. A Web of Trust scores and indicators can be very useful and powerful for users to have positive experiences online. It allows us to build our communities and our networks without groups of trust, just like in real life.
When it all boils down to it, we're never going to stop people from being assholes. If someone wants to have a corner of Nostr with a few hundred assholes all circle jerking one another, then they can have it. The other 99.99% of the world will be here dominating the space with love and positivity that is fueled by human connections and zaps.
Zaps are a key part of this puzzle. We're incentivized to be nice, kind, and positive to get zaps. Sure, assholes can zap one another, but in the end there's more of us than them. We are the signal. They're just noise. And our zaps far out weigh theirs.
One day humanity will grow up...
Much love. I hope you can live in peace soon
So if you don't like a particular man, you want the power to get him banned and silence his freedom of speech? That doesn't seem very nostrish.